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A Long Island woman who has accused a priest of molesting her when she was 13 has filed a $6 million lawsuit that includes an unusual claim of “assault and battery” by a diocese psychologist – who tried to re-enact the alleged abuse with her.

The re-enactment caused Janique McKenny Palomini, 39, to experience flashbacks and nightmares, as well as psychological harm, her civil suit claims.

Palomini is one of two women who have come forward recently to charge that Father William Logan, 63, gave them extended “hugging” sessions at a Seaford church and made them sit on his lap when they were 13 and 14 years old.

When Palomini reported the abuse to the Diocese of Rockville Centre, their psychologist, Eileen Puglisi, asked her to demonstrate what had happened, with Puglisi playing the role of the priest.

That “offensive touching” injured Palomini, her lawyer, John Aretakis, of Manhattan claims in the lawsuit.